Reinforced laminated cohesive interwound fabric band.



i.. A. SUBERS.

REINFORCED LAMINATED CQHESIVE INTERWOUND FABRIC BAND.

APPLiCATION FILED JUNE 1B. 1912.

m im U H mn n messes tive layer inserted in a pneumatic tire and for incorporation in a fabric, cornynfisingY the edges are provided with a bead of rubber flattened tu'be composed of unrfoven inter D or other suitable material and are also Wound groups of close lying parallel yarns.; bound with bands F of tape or other desired or threads arranged in para llel rows and material to prevent fraying or separation of the sides of the tube compressed together the fabric bands and to avoid chafing of the to form salvage edges, said band saturated so n reinforcing element against the adjacent with adhesive material, and a reinforcing;

fabric layers. band inserted therein said adhesive matcr'il When vulcanized the fabric and binding preventing: movement of said reinforcing become ractically a unitary structure. band in said fabric band. y

The flibric formed'of reinforced bands 3. A band for incorporation in a fabric can be made to vary in expansibility by comprising a tubular structure composed of varying the angles at which the bands cross threads formed from groups of close lying each other and their relative angular posiparallel yarns vor threads, said groups of tions relatively to the axis of the tube or threads laid in spaced parallel rows at pre tire in which they are laid. determined angles crossed by spaced groups im f Modifications in the shape or construction laid at predetermined angles thereto, a row of the reinforcing bandscan also be made of said spaced groups of threads illinff and lie Within the scope of the claims. the spaces between the rows of groups or The reinforced fabric as described when threads paiyallel therewith, the sides of said used in a tire casing renders an elicient protube being flattened together and saturated tection to the tread surface or side and other Withfadhesive material, an exterior coating outside surfaces of the tire or inner' tube on said band and a reinforcing band in and tends to prevent abrasion, cutting or sorted in said flattened tube, said reinfor: 2s puncturing of the casing to a Sulicent ving band provided with irregularities of depth to injure the inner tu surface, said adhesive material engaging co A hose pipe as shown in Fig. 9 can be said irregularities of surface. I completely constructed of reinforced bands l2 In a constituent element for an interor as many layers of reinforced bands can Wound fabric in which the elements cohcrc be employed as may be desired. together and are interlaid a dattened tube Having described the invention What I composed of unwoven threads, interwound 75 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters and interlaid with each other, each thread Patent is: composed of a parallel series of yarns, the l.l As `an article of manufacture, a band iinished product saturated with adhesive for incorporation in a fabric, comprising a material, and provided with an external flattened tube composed of unwoven intercoating of the same, and a dat band of reina i Wound groups ofclose lying parallel yarns forcing material inclosed in said flattened or threads arranged in parallel rows and the tube. sides of the tube compressed together to In testimon whereof, I hereunto set my form selVage edges, the said band saturated hand this 7th day of June 1912.

ywith adhesive material, and a reinforcing LAWRENCE A. SUBJRS. band inclosed therein, the edges of which In presence ofare parallel to'sald sclvage edges. L. Ermua,

2. As an article of manufacture, 'a band l?. H. TOWNSEND. 

